Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
Plant crops, farm, small villages.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
Gold, land, farming, cattle ranching.
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
Fought them.
Treaty of Larame- In 1834, the gov't passed an act that designated the great plains as on big reservation set aside for Native Americans tribes.
-Describe a cowboy's life.
25% were african american and approx. 12% mexican
They worked on ranches for 10-14 hours a day. They used guns to kill or scare off animals that might upset the cattle or horses or to chase off outlaws. They drove cattle up to kansas from texas to get paid for them.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
They would be in debt
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
They would be in debt
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
A group of people who wanted single terms, secret ballots, 8 hour work day, and Election of US Senators by popular vote.
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
Natural resources, government support for buisness, cheap labor and markets for new products.
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Steam engine, light bulb, typewriter. telephone, and fridge
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
So that we could move west easier, trade faster
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
They gave land to buisnesses instead of settlers so they set up buisness towns in which the buisness owned everything and took away outside activity.
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
It gave the states the rights to control the railroads so the farmers and consumers could benifit from it.
Interstate Commerce Act- federal law that made sure everything was fair.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
Started Carnegie Steel Company and in twenty years the company made more money than all the steel companies in great britian.
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.
Started Standard Oil Company, bought out all of his competitors, and then spiked the prices. Monopolized the oil system.
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?
Big buisness drove small buisnesses out of buisness
-Explain how companies formed monopolies
vertical- buy out the main suppliers in order to control the raw materials
/horizontal integration- but out the other oil companies
trusts- stocks where people can buy in and get profit on the company
-How did the government try to regulate business?
Sherman Anti-trust act- Made it illegal to form free trade trusts between states or contries
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
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